NC police launch crackdown on school zone speeders

The N.C. Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies across North Carolina launched a one-week crackdown Monday on motorists who speed through school zones and pass stopped school buses.

The campaign is called Operation Stop Arm and it will run from Monday through Friday. Troopers said the goal is to decrease the number of incidents involving school zone speeding and infractions of the school bus stop-arm laws.

State law enforcement officials conducted a one-day check March 26, counting the number of motorists who passed school buses with their stop arms extended. Officials said more than 3,100 motorists were spotted breaking the law in a single day.